Heavily prioritized his fastball and slurve throwing only 2 changeups the whole game

As we rolled into Wednesday, the wins did not stop (except in the Majors) as the farm system rolled.  Drew Cavanaugh powered Sacramento to a blowout victory, while Parks Harber was the highlight in a Double-A victory for a starting-to-be-depleted Squirrels lineup.  Plus, we get a surprise promotion that probably wasn’t expected but isn’t really that big of a surprise, and a return from injury for a top prospect!

AAA: Sacramento River Cats 13, Sugar Land Space Cowboys 1

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Player of the Game: DH Drew Cavanaugh: 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 2B (3), 2 HR (2)

Drew Cavanaugh had his first huge game with Sacramento this season, picking up his first home runs at Triple-A this year after six games.  Overall this season, including Double-A, he has ten doubles and five home runs in 28 games.  Cavanaugh is 7-for-22 (.318) with three walks and four strikeouts with Sacramento.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• LF Scott Bandura: 1-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B (1) - Hey!!!  Look who’s here!  A lot of talk has been given to another outfielder in Double-A, but you can’t ignore Bandura’s very respectable .324/.430/.479 slash line in 37 Double-A games with nine doubles, two triples, and three home runs, not to mention ten steals in twelve attempts.
• C Logan Porter: 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR (1) - Porter got his first home run of the year, in his 15th Triple-A game.  He had six in 73 Triple-A games last season.
• SP Carson Whisenhunt (12): 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP - This was Whisenhunt’s first shutout start since April 9th, lowering his ERA to 3.35.
• 2B Osleivis Basabe: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR (4) - Three of Basabe’s four home runs have come in May, as he’s hitting .310 in the month.
• CF Grant McCray: 2-2, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 2B (6), 1 HBP - McCray had a perfect on-base day for the frist time since Opening Day; he’s hitting just .217 on the season.

Top Prospect Lines:

• Blade Tidwell (10): DNP
• Trent Harris (23): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• 3B Buddy Kennedy: 3-4, 2 R, 1 BB
• 1B Jake Holton: 2-5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 2B (5)
• SS Aeverson Arteaga: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (1)
• RP Ryan Walker: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K - This was his first appearance at Triple-A this season.

AA: Richmond Flying Squirrels 7, Binghamton Rumble Ponies 6

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Player of the Game: LF Parks Harber (14): 4-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR (6)

Parks Harber had his first 4-hit game of the season and fourth of his pro career, as he pushed his slash line up to .352/.392/.648 through 21 games this season.  Out of 32 total hits, Harber has 15 extra-base hits with nine doubles and six home runs, and six walks to 21 strikeouts.  One of his hits was the walkoff game winner with two outs in the 9th.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• RF Ty Hanchey: 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR (1) - Hanchey got his first home run in Double-A, and third overall across three levels, with the game-tying home run in the 9th.
• C Adrian Sugastey: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 2B (6) - Sugastey had his second game with two doubles, as he’s hitting .263 on the year.
• SP Matt Wilkinson: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR - Wilkinson had a season-high three walks, leading to his worst game of the year.
• CF Jonah Cox: 0-5, 3 K - In 36 games this season, this is just Cox’s third game without a hit.

Top Prospect Lines:

• PH Maui Ahuna (20): 0-0
• Joe Whitman (26): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• RP Ben Peterson: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
• DH Jack Payton: 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB (1)
• RP Will Bednar: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

High-A: Eugene Emeralds 8, Hillsboro Hops 3

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Player of the Game: DH Dakota Jordan (6): 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (10)

Dakota Jordan picked up his second double in his last four games, getting him up to ten doubles this season.  Through 39 games this season, Jordan has a slash line of .288/.356/.471 with ten doubles and six home runs.  

Other Players to Spotlight:

• CF Trevor Cohen (9): 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B (13) - Cohen has hits in 13 of his last 14 games, which has seen him raise his average from .209 to .264.
• LF Carlos Gutierrez (15): 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP - Gutierrez is 12-for-41 (.293) in the month of May, over his overall average of .252
• SS Gavin Kilen (5): 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K - Kilen made his first appearance since Saturday.

Top Prospect Lines:

• SP Luis De La Torre (17): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 HBP
• C Jancel Villarroel (25): 1-5, 2 R, 1 K
• RF Lisbel Diaz (30): 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• Jacob Bresnahan (8): DNP
• Gerelmi Maldonado (29): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• 1B Zander Darby: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 HBP
• RP Liam Simon: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

Low-A: San Jose Giants 7, Stockton Ports 6

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Player of the Game: 1B Hayden Jatczak: 3-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR (5)

Hayden Jatczak went 14 games between his third and fourth home runs of the season, but only went three games between his fourth and fifth.  With the 3-hit game, Jatczak bumped his batting average up to .296, and his slugging percentage from .464 up to .493 in this game.

Other Players to Spotlight:

• RF Broedy Poppell: 1-1, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HR (2), 1 SB (6), 1 HBP - Poppell’s two walks today were his first of May in eight games played.
• 2B Isaiah Barkett: 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB (5), 2 CS (4) - Barkett had only six steal attempts on the season before making three today.
• DH Lorenzo Meola (19): 2-for-4, 1 R, 2 2B (11) - Over the last four games, Meola has gone 7-for-14 (.500), and every single one of those hits have been for extra bases (four doubles and three home runs).

Top Prospect Lines:

• SS Jhonny Level (4): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 HBP
• Keyner Martinez (11): DNP
• Argenis Cayama (13): DNP

Other Notable Lines:

• SP Jordan Gottesman: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
• 3B Dario Reynoso: 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K

ACL: ACL White Sox 4, ACL Giants 1 (7 Innings)

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Player of the Game: SS Josuar Gonzalez (2): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K

Honestly, a 1-for-3 line with a single normally wouldn’t be Player of the Game material, but Josuar was the only one saving the Giants from being no-hit (albeit in seven innings).  This was Gonzalez’s tenth game of the season, and he’s 13-for-32 (.406) with four doubles and a home run, and eight walks to 10 strikeouts.

Top Prospect Lines:

• 3B Luis Hernández (3): 0-2, 1 BB
• Alberto Laroche (22): DNP
• Carlos De La Rosa (27): DNP
• Yulian Barreto (28): DNP - Barreto has not played since May 15th, which is last Friday.

Other Notable Lines:

• 2B Anthony Marquez 0-1, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K: Stats

Top Prospects on Injured List:

Bo Davidson (7) - Since 5/14

Josh Bostick (24) - Full Season

So WHAT is the strategy with this current team?

All the reporters around the Giants (Pavs, Bags, Slusser) always say ownership won’t do a full rebuild. The team has to stay competitive, to bring fans out and “break even” financially.

Honestly though, do you guys think fans would stop coming out in significant numbers if we found a way to go full fire sale and dump Devers, Chapman and Adames?

Kinda feels like we’re in the same boat as the Rockies now where we have this cool ballpark everyone wants to go to even tho the team sucks.

Sometimes this sub gets real snarky so just to be clear I’m not declaring this is what we have to do I’m just curious for feedback from the fans on this.

Would you still go to games next year if we gutted the roster and it was Bryce, Casey and whoever else?

Bring me Back to Marcoooooooooooo

Postgame Thread 5/20/2026

Final Score: Giants 3, D-backs 6

Purpose of this thread

• Discuss developing baseball action LIVE

• Discuss the Giants game

• Post hilarious memes / images / gifs / information that may not deserve a front-page post of its own. If it's big news, feel free to do both! This, and the gameday thread, are good places to post your Dodger jokes and memes.

• Discuss ANYTHING as long as it follows the rules of conduct.

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Merrill Kelly against the Giants	0:09
Probable pitchers for Giants at Diamondbacks - May 20, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Arizona, May 20 vs Giants	0:09
Bullpen availability for San Francisco, May 20 vs Diamondbacks	0:09
Fielding alignment for San Francisco, May 20 vs Diamondbacks	0:11
Bench availability for San Francisco, May 20 vs D-backs	0:08
Fielding alignment for Arizona, May 20 vs Giants	0:11
Starting lineups for Giants at Diamondbacks - May 20, 2026	0:10
Merrill Kelly's outing against the Giants	0:27
Breaking down Merrill Kelly's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Tyler Mahle's pitches	0:04
Ketel Marte's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Measuring the stats on Ketel Marte's home run	0:13
Casey Schmitt: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:12
Casey Schmitt's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Casey Schmitt's leadoff home run (9)	0:27
Geraldo Perdomo's sacrifice fly	0:19
Call overturned after ABS challenge	0:23
Tyler Mahle K's Adrian Del Castillo	0:07
Bryce Eldridge's RBI double	0:20
Merrill Kelly fans Daniel Susac	0:09
Ball 1 confirmed after ABS challenge	0:22
Ketel Marte's two-run homer (7)	0:31
Drew Gilbert's RBI single	0:13
Rafael Devers gets the out to end the inning	0:21
Tim Tawa's clutch catch	0:21
Ildemaro Vargas grounds out, Tim Tawa scores	0:19
Geraldo Perdomo's two-run double	0:20
Ketel Marte's great catch	0:14
Call overturned after ABS challenge	0:22
Tyler Mahle's six strikeouts	0:29
Merrill Kelly's four strikeouts	0:33
Casey Schmitt's amazing catch	0:35
Ketel Marte's spinning catch	0:22
Jose Fernandez out at 2nd after call confirmed	0:28
Call confirmed after ABS challenge	0:22
Harrison Bader strikes out swinging.	0:06

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He's been a splendid surprise for an underwhelming year. I've been sensing his improvement since last year. I don't know how good he's going to be but it seems like he's finding his consistency ans taking the next step towards establishing himself as an everyday guy. Seems like a 150 hits, 15-20 homers, .275 avg type guy.

Putting things into context in terms of MLB history, especially as the Giants now stand at 7% odds to make the playoffs according to Fangraphs (and that was before the loss today...pre-season, their odds were 35.4%).

This was posted by an Orioles beat reported as they dropped to 21-29. A team with similar playoff expectations, the numbers also align with where the Giants are at right now.

634 teams in MLB history have lost 29 of their first 50 games.

Only 54 of them (8.5%) have finished above .500.

Only 13 of them (2%) have made the playoffs

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The last team to go 20-30 and make the playoffs were the Rockies in 2009 (finished 92-70, so were 72-40) and the Nats were famously 19-31 but finished 93-69 to win the WS in 2019.